BoomTown Fair Sold Out for 4th year running

With just under a month to go until the juggernaut of BoomTown Fair unleashes mayhem onto the Winchester countryside, the UKs maddest fair has now officially SOLD OUT for the fourth year in a row! For those who have not managed to get their hands on one the coveted passes for BoomTown Fair 2012, to catch the likes of Reel Big Fish, Caravan Palace, Alborosie, Beenie Man, Tanya Stephens and a very special secret Sunday Headliner - all is not lost! There will be a re-sale for any of the unclaimed tickets from the deposit scheme on Friday 20th July at 9am.

BoomTown Fair is a unique event on the festival calendar and does things a little differently from all the others... transporting the festival goer into a fully working town, complete with a Bank, Casino, Hotel, numerous Saloons, theatre, street parties and so much more that the imagination can conjure! This year has seen the festival significantly expand, with the crash landing of Glastonbury’s Arcadia Spectacular taking over a whole new part of the town, more space for campers and the extension into the nearby woodland for tree top walkways and more sun dappled chill out areas. Even with this growth the festival has managed to sell out for the fourth year running in its four-year history!

Even though the festival is officially sold out, any unclaimed tickets from the deposit scheme will be re-released at 9am on Friday 20th July (estimated at around 500 tickets). Potential attendees are urged to get in there quickly as the demand for tickets is expected to be very high! http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/boomtown-fair/10018485&wlid=3945

Ever since Arcadia crash landed into BoomTown back in February, strange things have been happening in the sleepy hollow of this Hampshire town. Most recently there have been sightings of non-human life forms in and around the streets of BoomTown! This intergalactic super race does not appear to be hostile and communicate through a simple form of dance. BoomTown committee are urging all inhabitants and visitors to the city to watch the following newsflash and instructional video so that everyone can peacefully interact with the alien invasion to form what will be BoomTown’s biggest flash mob! It will be taking place at the Town centre stage at 5pm on Saturday. http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/page/boomtown-fair-flashmob

Although there will be a limited amount of tickets released on the 20th July, if rolling your sleeves up and getting fully involved in a festival is more your style, then there are still some spots left with the Oxfam Stewarding team. Not only do you get entry to the festival covered but you also are part of a fantastic team raising money for one of the most important global charities. Talk about a win-win situation! http://www.oxfam.org.uk/Stewarding/festivals/boomtownfair

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BoomTown fair over 90% of Tickets Sold

Plus tickets on sale for the luxury BoomTown Banquet, additional Security Solutions and BoomTown Radio launches

THURDAY 9^th – SUNDAY 12^th AUGUST 2012

MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER

Tier five weekend tickets - £124 + eco deposit (LIMITED)

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: BoomTownfair.co.uk

Check out the epic 2012 video here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViY1NF7svS0

BoomTown Mayor’s Mix: http://soundcloud.com/championsoundldn/mayor-of-boomtown-the-boomtown/s-cZpCe

As purveyors of the UK’s maddest city and sporting a smorgasbord of musical and festival delights, BoomTown Fair 2012 has now sold over 90% of their tickets! The mega fete rolls into town over the weekend of 9^th – 12^th August, at the Matterly Estate in Winchester showcasing a pick ‘n’ mix line-up of the very best names in ska, dub, reggae and bass-heavy beats. The bill this year includes; Reel Big Fish, Caravan Palace, The Skatalites, Beenie Man, Alborosie, Tanya Stephens, Natty, Gappy Ranks, David Rodigan, plus many more, as well as some of the most inventive and ingenious interactive site art, sculptures and sets to be seen on the festival circuit, including the exclusive ultimate full-show from Arcadia Spectacular!

With so many of the BoomTown residents having already snapped up their ticket to the annual fair, even with the increased capacity there are now less than 10% of tickets available! All potential attendees are urged to get a wriggle on to ensure they get their hands on one of the remaining tickets for the hottest and craziest Fair in the land!

Due to last year’s overcrowding, caused by the pesky pixies jumping the fences and gate-crashers, the Town Mayor has had to make some serious decisions to ensure BoomTown can continue next year. New provisions have been made to make it nearly impossible to get in without a valid ticket including: Extending the fence perimeter (meaning no forests and undergrowth to commando roll through or trees to hide behind); increased height of the perimeter fence; the new security team presence outside and surrounding roads will be tripled from last year and there is a brand spanking new wristband system implemented to eliminate pass-backs and fraud!

For those who do get their hands on tickets there are a number of excellent new additions to make 2012 a more luxurious and stress free experience... Kicking off with the BoominStyles Banquet, BoomTown’s very own festival fine dining experience! Take a break from the surrounding madness by walking off the wild streets of BoomTown into a haven of calm and civility, to be greeted with a chilled glass of bubbly and waited on hand and foot by glamorous waiting staff! For more details and to dribble over the full menu, head to the website: http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/posts/view/boominstyles-banquet-menu-is-now-ready

Another addition this year for all the Fair’s residents will be the Lockerhouse. On hand 24 hours a day to make sure you can keep your belongings safe, the lockers also have mobile phone charging facilities so you can power up whilst keeping it safely tucked up next to your camera, wallet or car keys! For full details and more information please visit: http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/page/lockers

The big-hearted BoomTown council are not content with merely plotting and planning luxury, security and mayhem for this year’s fair, they have gone a step further for your listening pleasure and created Radio BoomTown!  The radio station is the first stop for the very best in ska, ska-punk, reggae, roots, gypsy and just plain havin' it party music!  For more info and to tune and treat your ears, head on over: http://www.radioboomtown.co.uk/

With over 90% of tickets sold, BoomTown are down to a limited amount of tier five tickets and will be sold out completely in the next few weeks!! Please note; all teen, campervan and caravan tickets are also completely sold out! So jump on in whilst you still can, limited amount of tickets are available via the website:  www.BoomTownfair.co.uk

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BoomTown Announces Beenie Man

BoomTown Announces ‘King Of The Dancehall’ Beenie Man as Saturday Reggae Headliner and Tickets onto Final Tier!

PLUS: Free BoomTown Mix!

THURDAY 9^th – SUNDAY 12^th AUGUST 2012

MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER

Tier five weekend tickets - £124 + eco deposit (LIMITED)

Tier four weekend tickets - £116 + eco deposit - SOLD OUT

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: BoomTownfair.co.uk

Check out the epic 2012 video here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViY1NF7svS0

BoomTown can now unveil that the undisputed heavyweight champion of Dancehall, Beenie Man will be the Lion’s Den reggae headliner for Saturday night. He shares the bill over the weekend with; Alborosie, Tanya Stephens, Natty, Gappy Ranks, David Rodigan and a bucket load of reggae and dancehall’s living legends! Another mega addition to the bill for all those Ska-core lovers out there is destruction demigods Capdown! With the entire first four tier tickets now sold out, BoomTown are down to a limited amount of tier five tickets, so snap ‘em up whilst you can!

Taking his rightful place as the Saturday night headliner at one of the UK’s only dedicated reggae, dub and dancehall festival stages - The Lion’s Den, Beenie Man is all set to blow the minds and ears of his eagerly awaiting UK fans. Having been on the scene since he was a wee tot; Beenie Man shot to fame at age five and has accrued hundreds of singles, over 20 albums and numerous awards, including a Grammy and DJ of the Year. The accolades and achievements of Beenie Man are only outnumbered by the popularity of this self proclaimed, but undeniable, ‘King of Dancehall’. Not only has he been at the forefront of the genre ever since releasing his first record, "Too Fancy" at the tender age of 7 in 1981, but has been largely responsible for growing it into the international phenomenon it is today. The BoomTown Mayor and all at BoomTown council are ready with their lifetime achievement award for this epically huge living legend and are considering giving him the highest honour of all, a gilded key to the Boom-City!

Over at the other end of BoomTown’s niche but vast musical spectrum are Ska-Core heroes, Capdown. Known for mixing up ska, punk, hardcore, reggae in a style that is unique only to them; Capdown deliver an ever-political message through their renowned ferocious and incredible live performances. Numerous tours of the UK have built up a massive grass roots following; their independently-released albums and singles have garnered high praise from everyone from Kerrang! to The Times. They will be showing the folks of BoomTown’s Town Centre stage exactly what a Sunday afternoon at BoomTown is all about; high-octane skanking punk vibes!

With a whole host of top of the range acts, mind bending new areas and double the camping space, 2012 will see BoomTown evolve into BoomCity with the town’s population expanding from 2011. With the joining of forces of BoomTown and festival monsters Arcadia, extra room and tickets have been supplied, to accommodate the fact that the BoomTown residents over the 9^th – 12^th August will be involved in two of the festival world’s most epic experiences for the price of one!

If everything from Reggae to Rap, Ska to Swing and Breaks to Balkan, takes your fancy and you just can’t wait for the fun of the festival to kick off, the generous BoomTown Mayor has made a special taster mix of what’s to come this summer in the normally sleepy settlement of BoomTown... Sit back, turn it up and skank it out... the summer is just around the corner: 

http://soundcloud.com/championsoundldn/mayor-of-boomtown-the-boomtown/s-cZpCe

With the entire first four tier tickets now sold out, BoomTown are down to a limited amount of tier five tickets and will be sold out completely in the next few weeks!! Please note; all teen, campervan and caravan tickets are also completely sold out! So jump on in whilst you still can, tickets are available via the website:  www.BoomTownfair.co.uk

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